Martin Family Papers Guide to the Martin Family Papers Mss. 39.2 M36

Guide to the Martin Family Papers Mss. 39.2 M36


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 39.2 M36
Title
Martin Family Papers 1862-1868
Quantity
0.01 Linear Foot
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation:

Martin Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Biographical Information:

Major Thomas A. Martin was from Franklin County, North Carolina. He enlisted as a Corporal in Co. E., 13th N. C. May 9, 1861. He served as a sergeant, Lt. and Capt. He was wounded in the hip at Gettysburg and was promoted to major January 19, 1865. Martin was paroled at Appomattox. [Source: Kirk, Robert K., Lee's Colonels: a biographical register of the Field Officers of the Army of Northern Virginia. Dayton, Ohio: Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1979] Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains papers of the Martin family of North Carolina. It is primarily composed of papers and correspondence with relatives in North Carolina and Virginia, 1862-1868, belonging to Major Thomas Alston Martin who served in the 13th North Carolina Infantry. Several letters date to the Civil War and refer to camp conditions. It includes letters, 1862, of R. C. Martin written while serving in the Confederate Army. Many of the letters were written by women.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Container List

Mixed Materials Manuscripts Group 2 Box 21 folder: 1
Papers
English.